It's definitely good to play out of my comfort zone, especially in the Sydney Premier League which is one of the toughest leagues in the world.

Naturally, any time that our national team beats Australia is pleasing but the first time we beat them in 10 years at Stratford in 2005 was a day I'll never forget.

Something we do every tour is to choose a song for the team CD that gets played in the dressing room prior to games.

England is leading the way in women's cricket.

Back in 2005, we lost in the semi-final of the World Cup and that was a great learning curve for the team. It gave us a goal and even more of a hunger to win the World Cup, so we went away and set ourselves a long-term plan to do it.

In Twenty20, because of the pace of the game, everyone is constantly involved in the field, you have to work as a team covering each other, there's no time to take your eye off the ball.

I love the multi-format series. Within it they've found a way to retain Test matches and England v Australia in the Test arena, they were always my favourite matches to play in.

I feel very lucky and grateful that I've been welcomed by the Australian public.

T20 is fast-paced and a wonderful vehicle to attract wider audience. On a technical level, it probably has impacted Test cricket.

It's about who holds their nerve under pressure.

I realised my dream of playing for England when I first met Claire Taylor and then Charlotte Edwards at the age of 11. I didn't even know there was an England Women's team until then.

As an athlete there are times in your career where, during a game, any decision you make seems to be the right one. The bowler bowls where you want, you don't have to think and you are so 'in the zone' that you are not aware of anything else around you.

I've always been an England fan. I was born and bred here.

The 'Natmeg' from England's Natalie Sciver attracted a lot of attention as a brilliant piece of improvisation, which requires every bit as much talent as a Tillakaratne Dilshan 'scoop,' or a Jos Buttler 'ramp' shot.

People say that because I'm short I get a lot more skid off the pitch.

Asian parents generally tend to channel their children, especially their daughters, into studying and not sport.

Before my parents came to England from Calcutta in the 1970s, they used to go to games at Eden Gardens.

My brother was playing hockey, tennis, badminton... I basically copied everything he did.

Kohli scores so freely. He's like Joe Root in that before you know it, he's on 30 off 20 balls. He is also the master of the chase - he calculates so the risks so perfectly.

I am High Wycombe born and bred.

To people who don't take women's cricket seriously, I'd say: just watch a game first, and then make your judgement.

My first game was against India and while my roots will always be Indian I was born in England and wanted to represent them.

When the cricket is serious and it's a really important time in the middle we focus on that but obviously when it isn't there is a lot of time to chat and we can use that as time to bring the comedians in a bit more. We get the balance right between getting the calling of the cricket right but having some fun as well.

I read the Guardian when I can get it, but I have to admit I mostly turn to the sport.